Nicolás Avellaneda

Nicolás Avellaneda
8th President of Argentina
In office
October 12, 1874 – October 11, 1880
Vice PresidentMariano Acosta
Preceded byDomingo F. Sarmiento
Succeeded byJulio A. Roca
National Senator
In office
May 3, 1882 – November 25, 1885
ConstituencyTucumán
In office
May 3, 1884 – October 10, 1884
ConstituencyTucumán
Minister of Justice and Public Instruction
In office
October 12, 1868 – August 10, 1873
PresidentDomingo Faustino Sarmiento
Preceded byEduardo Costa
Succeeded byJuan Crisóstomo Albarracín
Personal details
BornOctober 3, 1837
DiedNovember 24, 1885(1885-11-24) (aged 48)
At sea
PartyNational Autonomist Party
SpouseCarmen Nóbrega Miguens
ProfessionLawyer
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Nicolás Remigio Aurelio Avellaneda Silva (3 October 1837 – 24 November 1885) was an Argentine politician and journalist, and President of Argentina from 1874 to 1880. Avellaneda's main projects while in office were banking and education reform, leading to Argentina's economic growth. The most important events of his government were the Conquest of the Desert and the transformation of the Buenos Aires into a federal district.

His grandson was José Domingo Molina Gómez, who took presidency when Juan Perón was captured.